Much of the discontent and the sharpening of the political crisis is explained by extreme, almost superhuman, exhaustion and depletion.

Pay special attention to this: emergency aid is necessary.

Approve the decision to issue 10 million in gold and unconditionally demand the expansion of this measure.

Create a commission under the CC with special rights at the STO and SNK.

Sub-commissions at all departments (especially forestry, the Committee of State Construction, etc.).

Special participation of workers from purely proletarian provinces.

Written March 13, 1921

First published in 1932
in Lenin Miscellany XX

Printed from the manuscript

* See the present volume, pp. 85-86. Editor.

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V. I. LENIN